ABSTRACT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the U.S. government, and is responsible for “protecting consumers and promoting public health.” The site offers a ten-second clip from its eight-and-one-half minute videotape about kitchen food safety, which is for sale through the FDA. Food Protection Program <https://www.metrokc.gov/health/foodsfty/videos/>;

King County in Seattle, Washington, maintains a site that includes information about food safety, including streaming video clips (available in seven languages) about the importance of handwashing and preventing food contamination. RealOne Player is needed to view these clips, but the site provides a link to download the free software. Food Safety Music <https://foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/music.html>;

The University of California at Davis maintains a FoodSafe program that focuses on consumer and industry information related to food safety. The site includes synthesized music and parodied lyrics developed by a food toxicologist. The site also includes PowerPoint slides related to these song parodies.